Cao Mianying
Personal information
Born12 August 1967 (1967-08-12) (age 56)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bled Coxless four

Cao Mianying (Chinese: 曹棉英; born 12 August 1967)[1] is a Chinese rower. She won a silver medal in double sculls with her partner Zhang Xiuyun at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.[2] She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

She is from Haiyan County, Zhejiang province. She graduated from Beijing Sport University in sports training. She is responsible for training the national rowing women's team.

She is a member of the Communist Party. In 2008, she became a delegate in the 11th National People's Congress,[4][5] where she has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the development of sports.[6]

References

  1. ^ Cao Mianying at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cao Mianying". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ 新华网. "第十一届全国人大代表". 新华网. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ^ "全国人大代表信息-曹棉英". 全国人大网. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. ^ "曹棉英：政府工作报告中七次提到体育很受鼓舞". General Administration of Sport in China. Retrieved 11 September 2014.


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